The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesJohn Murray, 1912 - 408 pages Some portions of this book have already appeared in print. The rest of the work is entirely new. No serious attempt had been made to ascertain the exact nature of Saxon and Danish fortifications by a comparison of the existing remains with the historical records which have come down to us, until the publication of Mr Allcroft's valuable book on Earthwork of England. The chapters on Saxon and Danish earthworks in the present volume were written before the appearance of his book, though the results arrived at are only slightly different. |
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Page vii
... important is the catalogue raisonné of early Norman castles in England which will be found in Chapter VII . , and which was originally published in the English Historical Review ( vol . xix . , 1904 ) . It has , however , been enlarged ...
... important is the catalogue raisonné of early Norman castles in England which will be found in Chapter VII . , and which was originally published in the English Historical Review ( vol . xix . , 1904 ) . It has , however , been enlarged ...
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... important one , and there is no book which deals with it in detail , and in the light of the evidence which has recently been accumulated . The writer hopes that such fuller statement of the case as is here attempted may help not only ...
... important one , and there is no book which deals with it in detail , and in the light of the evidence which has recently been accumulated . The writer hopes that such fuller statement of the case as is here attempted may help not only ...
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... on Scottish mottes ; to Mr Charles Dawson , F.S.A. , for granting the use of his admirable photographs from the Bayeux Tapestry ; to Mr Cooper , author of the PREFACE xi History of York Castle , for important facts X PREFACE.
... on Scottish mottes ; to Mr Charles Dawson , F.S.A. , for granting the use of his admirable photographs from the Bayeux Tapestry ; to Mr Cooper , author of the PREFACE xi History of York Castle , for important facts X PREFACE.
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Ella S. Armitage. PREFACE xi History of York Castle , for important facts and documents relating to his subject ; to the Rev. Herbert White , M.A. , and to Mr Basil Stallybrass , for reports of visits to castles ; and to correspondents ...
Ella S. Armitage. PREFACE xi History of York Castle , for important facts and documents relating to his subject ; to the Rev. Herbert White , M.A. , and to Mr Basil Stallybrass , for reports of visits to castles ; and to correspondents ...
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... Scottish mottes ; to Mr Charles Dawson , F.S.A. , for granting the use of his admirable photographs from the Bayeux Tapestry ; to Mr Cooper , author of the PREFACE xi ; History of York Castle , for important X PREFACE.
... Scottish mottes ; to Mr Charles Dawson , F.S.A. , for granting the use of his admirable photographs from the Bayeux Tapestry ; to Mr Cooper , author of the PREFACE xi ; History of York Castle , for important X PREFACE.
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